Button.



K 1. D. PAULL.

BUTTON.

APPLICATION man MAY 2o. 19:5.

Patented May 9,1916.

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JESSE D. PAULL, OF MARION, INDIANA, ASSIGNOIR OF ONE-HALF TO JAMESBOYCE, OF GIBSON, MICHIGAN, AND ONE-HALF TO HARRY F. ANDERSON, OFMARION,

INDIANA.

BUTTON.

Patented May 9, 1916.

Application filed May 20, 1915. Serial No. 29,364.

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, Jnssn D. PAULL, a citizen of the United States,residing at Marion, in the county of Grant and State of Indiana, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Buttons; and I dodeclare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of theinvention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in buttons andmore particularly to detachable and convertible buttons, and the primaryobject of the invention 1s to provide an improved device of thischaracter wherein the facing of the button may be easily and qu-icklyremoved and replaced by a facing bearing another design or of adifferent material, when so desired.

A further object of the invention is to provide a device of thischaracter wherein the different parts of the button can be detachablylocked or unlocked by a simple operation7 thereby greatly expediting andsimplifying the assembling or disassembling of the diderent parts of thebutton.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a device which issimple and durable in construction and inexpensive to manufacture, andone which will be efficient in operation.

With these and numerous other objects inV view, my invention consists ofcertain novel features of construction, and the combination andarrangement of parts which will be herein referred to and moreparticularly pointed out in the specification and claims.

In the accompanying drawings: Figure l is a side elevation ofmy improvedbutton; Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the retainer before it is insertedin the casing; Fig. 3 is a central vertical longitudinal section of thebutton; Fig. 4 is a horizontal section taken on the line of Fig. 3; Fig.5 is a side elevation of the retainer; Fig. 6 is a top plan view of theretainer before the spring locking members is inserted therein; Fig. 7is a detail view of the spring locking member; and Fig. 8 is a centralvertical longitudinal section of my improved button showing the lockingspring compressed in the retainer and being spaced above the bottom ofthe same by the additional locking lugs.

In describing my invention I shall refer to the drawings in whichsimilar reference characters designate corresponding parts throughoutthe several views and in which the numeral l designates an annularcasing, internally grooved and having an open top and bottom, theopening at the top being slightly smaller than that at the bottom.

A facing 2 which may be of any desired material and is substantiallydome shaped, 1s adapted to be held in the casing l when the button isassembled. To hold the facing 1n the casing, provide a cup-shapedretainer 3 having a plurality of openings l 1n its wall. Positioned inthe bottom of the retainer 3 is a flat spring 5 having radiallyprojecting bent arms 6 with inturned ends adapted to form latches for apurpose to be hereinafter more fully described. The spring 5 has acentrally disposed square opening 3 which is positioned in alinementwith a circular opening 9, centrally disposed in the bottom of thecup-shaped retainer 3. This circular opening 9 in the cup-shapedretainer is slightly larger than the square central opening in thespring 5. A shank l0 having one end bent to form an eye 1l and its otherend 12 projecting upward through the circular opening 9 in the bottom ofthe cup-shaped retainer xedly engages the square opening in the spring5. This end l2 of the shank 10 is preferably squared so that it mayfixedly engage with the correspond-ing squared opening of the spring.

In the bottom of the retainer are a plurality of lugs 13 which areadapted to engage apertures 14: in the underside of the spring 5 whenthe same is in locked position for a purpose to be hereinafter morefully described. S-paced adjacent the upper side of the spring 5 andbelow the bottom of the facing 2, is a cushioning member 15.

In operation, when it is desired to assemble the different parts of thebutton, the dome shaped facing 2y is pushed upward through the largeropening of the bottom of the casing l until its outer sloping edges abutthe side walls of the smaller opening of the top of the casing. Thecup-shaped retainer 3 is then inserted its full length through thebottom of the casing and the shank 10 is turned by means of the eye 11which will rotate the spring 5 thereby causing the spring arms 6 andtheir latch faces 7 which are normally compressed within 110 theretainer, to be sprung out through the openings t in its Wall and engageWith the internally grooved Wall of the casing l. This locks the partsof the button in position as Will be readily understood. To insure aperfect locking of the parts when in assembled position and to preventany acciu dental disengagement, l further provide additional lockingmeans in the form of lugs in the bottom of the retainer 3 which engage.apertures in the bottom of the spring locking member 5 when the same inoperative position. lt vvill be noted that to enable the spring to bedisengaged from the lugs when the locking member is not in operativeposition, a slight upward movement of the spring must be allowed for. ltis for this purpose that I have provideda cushion member l5, spacedbelow the bottom of the facing 2, in the top of the cupshaped retainer.

The dome-shaped facing 2 may be made of any desired material, as forinstance, glass, or Wood with a cloth covering, and the ease andsimplicity With which this button may be assembled or disassembled,makes it especially adaptable for replacing a facing or for ychangingthe same to one of a dierent design.

From the foregoing description of the construction of my improveddevice, the manner of applying the same to use and the operation thereofWill be readily understood and it Will be seen that l have provided asimple, inexpensive and efficient means for carrying out the objects ofthe invention;

While l have particularly described the elements best adapted to performthe functions set forth, it is obvious that various changes in form,proportions, and in the minor details of construction, may be resortedto Within the scope of the appended claims Without departing from thespirit or sacrificing any of the principles of the invention. j

I claim as my invention:

1. A button comprising a casing, a facing adapted to be held therein, aretainer for the same, a locking member in said retainer, and a buttonattaching shank secured to said locking member to move the same in andout of engagement With the casing upon rotation of said shank.

2. A button comprising a casing, a facing adapted to be held therein, aretainer for the same, a locking member in said retainer, a buttonattaching shank secured to said locking member to operate the same, andadditional co-acting locking means between the locking member and theretainer when the member is in operative position.

3. A button comprising a casing, a facing adapted to be held therein, aretainer' for the same, a plate positioned in said retainer, arms onsaid plate, and a button attaching shank secured to said plate to r0-tate the same for movement of the arms.

t. A button comprising a casing, a facing adapted to be held therein, aretainer disposed in the casing having openings in its Wall, a platedisposed in said casing having projecting arms, and a button attachingshank having one end centrally positioned in said plate and an eyeformed on the other end, said shank being rotatable to move the arms inand out through the openings.

`5. A button comprising a casing, a facing adapted to be held therein, aretainer for said facing, and a plate rotatably mounted in the bottom ofsaid retainer on a central vertical pivot and having arms adapted to bemoved into and out of engagement With the casing. I

6. A button comprising a casing, a facing adapted to be held therein, aretainer for said facing, and a rotatable locking member in saidretainer having radially projecting bent spring latches adapted to bemoved into and out of engagement With the casing.

7. A button comprising a casing having a recessed inner surface, afacing adapted to be held in the casing, a cup shaped retainer for saidfacing having a plurality of openings in its Wall, and a rotatablelocking memi ber in the bottom of said retainer having radiallyprojecting bent spring latches adapted to be pressed in said retainerwhen not in operative position and to project through the said openingsin the retainer to engage the recessed inner surface of the casing whenin operative position.

8. A button comprising a casing having a recessed inner surface, afacing adapted to be held in the casing, a cup shapedretainer for saidfacing having a plurality of openings in its Wall, a rotatable lockingmember in the bottom of said retainer having radially projecting bentspring arms, and a shank adapted to rotate the said locking member tooperate the same.

9. A button comprising a casing having a recessed inner surface, afacing adapted to be held in the casing, a cup shaped retainer for saidfacing having a plurality of openings in its Wall, a rotatable lockingmember in the bottom of said retainer having radially projecting bentspring arms, and a shank projecting through the bottom of the retainerand having its free end bent eye shaped and the other end iixedlyengaging the locking member to operate the same upon rotation of theshank.

l0. A button comprising a casing having a recessed inner surface, afacing adapted to be held in the casing, a cup shaped retainer for saidfacing having a plurality of openings in its Wall and a circularcentrally disposed opening in the bottom, a flat locking memberpositioned in the retainer With a square central opening in said lockingmember and in alinement With the opening in the bottom of the retainer,radially projecting bent spring latches on said locking member, and arotatable shank having one end bent eye shaped and the other end squaredand adapted to project through the central opening in the retainer toiXedly engage the squared opening in the locking member.

11. A button comprising a casing having a recessed inner surface, afacing adapted to be held in the casing, a cup shaped retainer for saidfacing having a plurality of openings in its Wall, a rotatable lockingmember in the bottom of said retainer having radially projecting bentspring latches, a shank adapted to rotate the said locking member, andadditional locking means 0n the retainer to engage the locking memberwhen in operative position.

12. A button comprising a casing having a recessed inner surface, afacing adapted to be held in the casing, a cup shaped retainer i forsaid facing having a plurality of openings in its Wall, a rotatablelocking member in the bottom of said retainer having radially projectingbent spring latches, said locking member having a plurality of aperturesin its side adjacent the bottom of the retainer, a cushion positioned insaid retainer adjacent the top of the `locking member and the bottom ofthe facing, a shank adapted to rotate the locking member to operate thesame, and a plurality of lugs in the bottom of the retainer to engagethe apertures in the locking member when the same is in operativeposition.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of tvvosubscribing Witnesses.

JESSE D. PAULL. Witnesses:

W. B. GEMMILL, O. J. SHANNON.

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